The Canberra Raiders’ Harold Matthews Cup side is eyeing a return to the winners circle ahead of its clash with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in an elimination final on Saturday morning.

Canberra faced a rampant Illawarra Steelers outfit on the weekend and found itself on the wrong end of a 52-10 score-line, but the pursuit for glory is set to begin on Saturday at Belmore Sports Ground.

The Raiders will be on the hunt to rediscover the red-hot form that saw them thump the Balmain Tigers 48-24 the week prior.

The Rabbitohs sent an ominous warning to the competition in their 40-16 win over the Penrith Panthers on the weekend, meaning the Raiders will have to be at their best in Saturday’s do-or-die clash if they are to proceed to the semis.

With the Rabbitohs having placed sixth and the Raiders seventh, it fares as one exciting encounter.